Missing Ram?

[Azu 24]

Okay so I have 4 sticks of RAM, 1 gigabyte each, so a total of 4 gigabytes of RAM.

 

When I look in the task manager and add up the ram used from all of the processes on my entire computer put together it adds up to only about half a gigabyte being used.

 

So my computer should have 3.5 gigabytes of RAM left, right? But instead, it says there is only 0.52 gigabytes left.

 

Why is this, and how do I fix it? Please help.. x_x

 

[Fc3sZero 78]

Well first of all the 32 bit OS is only going to recognize 3.25 or 3.5 if your lucky. no way around it unless you upgrade to a 64bit OS.

 

now my guess is that it's still there but only .5 g of ram is available at that moment. did you restart and check again?

[Azu 24]

Thanks but I have a 64bit OS.

 

I've had this OS and RAM for years now, and always run into this problem; available RAM does not equal total RAM minus RAM being used. I have restarted my computer multiple times in that time period.

 

Please tell me how to fix this problem. It's really annoying. x_X

 

I figured I'd ask here since I've asked at pretty much all the other forums I know of already, and no one helped.

[Lost Prodigy 158]

Turn off your computer, open the case, rearrange the RAMs. Restart, check.

 

Also you should make sure you have view all processes on.

[ProSlasher 176]

Okay... I looked into it here is what you do.

 

Right click My computer.

Click properties.

Click the advanced tab.

click performance.

click advanced tab

click change

unclick automatically manage my drives...

click NO PAGE FILING.

click set

click yes

close everything and restart.

 

That will fix it.

 

(I use vista, so yours will be the slightest bit different when you right click my copmputer. Just click properites, and you will get there.)

(also, i did open the windows exp index so you guys could see my pwning comp lol...)

[Magical_Trever 60]

slasher that will just stuff up his comp because it lowers the virtual memory...

[Azu 24]

Turn off your computer, open the case, rearrange the RAMs. Restart, check.

 

Also you should make sure you have view all processes on.

Thanks, I've already tried rearranging them countless times though. And yes I do have "Show processes from all users" checked.

 

 

 

Okay... I looked into it here is what you do.

 

Right click My computer.

Click properties.

Click the advanced tab.

click performance.

click advanced tab

click change

unclick automatically manage my drives...

click NO PAGE FILING.

click set

click yes

close everything and restart.

 

That will fix it.

 

(I use vista, so yours will be the slightest bit different when you right click my copmputer. Just click properites, and you will get there.)

(also, i did open the windows exp index so you guys could see my pwning comp lol...)

 

 

Okay I'll give that a try. I thought the page file was supposed to make more RAM available instead of less, but I guess it can't hurt to try. BRB will say if it works.

[Magical_Trever 60]

if your computer stuffs up just go into safe mode and reset the settings.

[Azu 24]

Back

 

I don't think it worked.

 

I set it to "No paging file" for all drives

 

And closed almost everything so that I should have nearly 4 gigabytes of free RAM

 

But for some reason there isn't even 3 gigabytes of free RAM, and almost a gigabyte of (non-existent) page file is being used, when I don't even have 300 megabytes of programs running @_@

 

 

Is there any way to fix this?

[XGhozt 410]

Right click on your My Computer > Properties and post a screenshot of that please.

[Magical_Trever 60]

i told you it wouldn't work...

[Lost Prodigy 158]

DL security task manager and post a screenie of that

[Azu 24]

[Mastric 77]

Still on Service pack 2 eh? it would seem that windows only notices 3.25 GB of ram thats odd as a 64 bit supports up to 64 teras

[Azu 24]

Still on Service pack 2 eh?

Which is equivalent to Windows XP 32-bit version Service Pack 3, yes.

 

If you have any clue where an official Service Pack 3 can be downloaded for Windows XP 64-bit, could you please post the link? I didn't know that such a thing even existed yet.

[Bubb9 13]

Have you actually tried searching it on Microsoft's site?

[Ruler of War 169]

well 1 gig could be your motherboards max

 

but idk...

 

try using all your ram and seeing what it does... in other words play a newer game that uses alot of ram and see if it makes xp go "ohh shit theres more here" but like i said it could be your motherboards max

 

in other words it could be limiting xp from using all the ram you put in it

[Azu 24]

Thanks for trying to help, but please read before replying.